Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service:

Wednesday through Monday, a strong surge of very cold Arctic air is still expected to arrive

by Thursday afternoon, with a slight chance of wintry precipitation for portions of the area. No accumulations or impacts are expected from any wintry precipitation that does fall.

The primary concern at this time will be the extreme cold with a prolonged period of below

freezing temperatures into the Christmas weekend.

HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH

SATURDAY MORNING…

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures ranging from 4 to 12 degrees

  possible. In addition, wind chill values below 0 degrees will be

  possible.

* WHERE…Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas,

  north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma and

  east and northeast Texas.

* WHEN…From Thursday evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor

  plumbing.

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